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New holds for our stone

“Where should I put my foot
now?” was the question kids were asking when they were trying to climb on the
boulder stone MD built three years ago in Kalnieciu Parkas.

Last autumn, when we first
saw it, we thought it’s so cool to have a bouldering spot in a park, but in the
same time we realised we need to put more holds for two main reasons: safety
and easier routes, accessible for beginners and short people.

Some time passed, we got
caught up with other projects in the gym, but finaly the day for some updating came.

Me and Matas went shopping
for the needed materials: long bolts, anchors, tile, adhesive, a drill, a
generator and of course, holds! Our
hands got a bit longer from the heavy generator, but in the end we made it to
the park with all the materials and we started working.

As we were loudly drilling
holes for new holds, people passing by would turn their heads around, trying to
understand what are we doing. We prepared the glue and tried applying it on
each hold, but most of it ended up on our hands. After the glue was in its
place, we combined them with bolts and anchors. Last, but not least, we screwed
14 extra holds, that are ready for each brave climber of Kaunas!

It was nice seeing little
kids around us so curious about what was happening and following each step of
the process. Gave us big satisfaction also seeing the next day someone training
on our rock, using chalk and creating his own routes. This was the MD team
purpose, when they started this project - to see people training on it and to
make bouldering more visible.

Now that the sun started
shining from time to time, we’re ready to start a new season of Boulderfest, to
challenge more and more people to try it! Keep in touch for the starting date
and see you soon!